Extreme Travel Trivia

Contest 254: Native Spirit

Many of the objects in the new National Museum of the American Indian tell the stories of ancestors. In preparation for the grand opening, a group of curators met in a Nova Scotia town northeast of Halifax and south of Chaswood.

Name the town.

Deadline for Contest 254 entries is Friday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. Send entries by e-mail (travtrivia@washpost.com; put "ETT No. 254" in subject field); fax (202-912- 3609); or U.S. mail (postcards only) to Extreme Travel Trivia, Wash- ington Post Travel Section, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071). One entry per person. Winner chosen at random from correct entries.

RESULTS FROM NO. 252: PAGEANTRY

In Contest 252, we asked you to ID the town south of Crum, W.Va., where the Miss America contestants gathered to discuss their strategy. Congrats to Janet Booth of Sanford, Va., who gets a Travel mousepad for uncovering Beauty.